Employees rally to end federal spending cuts

A group of government employees held a protest Wednesday hoping Congress will hear their plea to end budget cuts that began this month through sequestration.

Employees at Omaha's Social Security office in Old Mill protested the forced federal spending cuts. Protesters said furloughs and cutbacks have had a huge impact on the customer service the public sees.

“Just in the last several months, our wait times have gone from five to 10 minutes (up) to 80 minutes. We're now closed on Wednesdays to the public at noon,” said Jeff Kuhl.

Federal agencies are slashing $85 billion, including from Social Security offices' budgets.

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